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Robert Kaennorasing
Robert Kaennorasing ( th, โรเบิร์ต แก่นนรสิงห์) is a Thai Muay Thai fighter who is a former three weights Rajadamnern Stadium champion and Isuzu Cup winner during the Muay Thai golden era. Biography & career Robert was born in a small village to the city of Khon Kaen in the province of Isan. In his village he started Muay Thai when he was 12 years old with his younger brother Rolex at the Kaennorasing camp, alongside other future champions such as Wanwiset and Wanpichit Kaennorasing. Fighting under the name "Adisak Kaennorasing" Robert had around 70 fights for the Kaennorasing camp before moving to Jocky gym in Bangkok at the age of 15. After his retirement, Robert became a trainer at Jocky gym which later became Skarbowsky gym. Titles & honours *Rajadamnern Stadium ** 1989 Rajadamnern Stadium super flyweight ''(105 lbs)'' champion ** 1991 Rajadamnern Stadium featherweight ''(126 lbs)'' champion (5 defenses) ** 1993 Rajadamnern Stadium supe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Melchor Menor
Melchor "Mel" Menor is an American Muay Thai kickboxer. Menor has also won the WKA Super Elite Class World Champion 1994–1997, WMTF Jr WelterWeight Muay Thai Champion 1997 and the K-U Super Elite Class World Champion 1999. Menor has also appeared on television shows such as '' Fight Science'' and ''Stan Lee's Superhumans'' including the film '' Here Comes the Boom''. Fight record , - style="background:#fbb;" , 2002-10-11 , style="text-align:center;", Loss , align=left, Takehiro Murahama , K-1 World MAX 2002 USA , Tokyo, Japan , style="text-align:center;", Decision (Unanimous) , align=center, 3 , align=center, , - style="background:#cfc;" , 2002-05-03 , style="text-align:center;", Win , align=left, Danny Steele , K-1 World Grand Prix 2002 Preliminary USA , Las Vegas, Nevada , style="text-align:center;", Decision (Unanimous) , align=center, 5 , align=center, , - , - style="background:#cfc;" , 2001-08-11 , style="text-align:center;", Win , align=left, William Syr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gilbert Ballantine
Gilbert Ballantine (born 14 March 1961) is a retired Surinamese-Dutch kickboxer and a nine times kickboxing world champion. After his kickboxing career Ballantine also took part in Mixed martial arts competition, winning three Rings Dutch championships. Ballantine currently lives in Amsterdam and teaches Kickboxing at Ben Rietdijk Sport, Health & Beauty. Titles *2002 Rings Dutch -80 kg Champion *2001 Rings Dutch -70 kg Champion (1 title defense) *1992 IMTA Muaythai World Champion (2 title defenses) *1991 IKBF Kickboxing World Lightweight Champion *1991 IKBF Full Contact World Lightweight Champion *1990 WMTA Muaythai World Champion (2 title defenses) *1989 FFKA Kickboxing World Champion *1988 WMTA Muaythai World Champion *1987 EMTA Muaythai European Champion *1987 KICK Kickboxing World Champion *1986 WKA Full Contact European Champion *1986 MTBN Muaythai Dutch Champion *1985 NBFBS Savate Dutch Champion *1984 MTBN Muaythai Dutch Champion *1982 Kyokushin Dutch Open Lightwei ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Therdkiat Sitthepitak
Therdkiat Sitthepitak ( th, เทอดเกียรติ ศิษย์เทพพิทักษ์; born: August 29, 1970 in Buriram) is a retired Muay Thai fighter. He was a four time Lumpinee Stadium champion during the golden era of Muay Thai. Biography and career Somkid Crearone was born in the Buriram province where his father, a former fighter, initiated him to Muay Thai. He had his first fight at the of 14 under the name Kiatanrong Luksakaew before switching to Therdkiat Sitphonphitak. After a few years fighting in the provinces Therdkiat was scouted by Songchai Rattanasuban who brought him to Bangkok to compete for the Onesongchai promotion and gave him the ring name "Therdkiat Sitthepitak". During the first part of his stadium career Therdkiat was training practically by himself in his native province, occasionally spending a short amount of time in a Bangkok camp before a fight. In 1992 he joined the Nongkeepahuyuth camp in Bangkok where he stayed for most of h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lumpinee Stadium
Lumpinee Boxing Stadium ( th, สนามเวทีมวยลุมพินี) is a sporting arena in Bangkok, Thailand. The stadium is named after Lumbini, the birthplace of the Buddha. Opened more than a decade later than Rajadamnern Stadium, Lumpinee is run by the Royal Thai Army. It has become the symbol of modern Muay Thai. Only Rajadamnern Stadium rivals the prestige of holding the title of "Muay Thai Champion of Lumpinee". The ranking system and championship titles are held from mini flyweight (105 lb) up to super welterweight (154 lb). Muay Thai bouts are held on Tuesdays, Fridays, and Saturdays. The fights usually start around 18:00. The final event at its original site on Rama IV Road near Lumphini Park was held on 8 February 2014. The stadium then moved to its new home on Ram Intra Road which can hold up to 5,000 spectators. The new stadium held the first fight on 11 February 2014 and was officially opened on 28 February 2014. History General ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jongsanan Fairtex
Jongsanan Fairtex ( th, จงสนั่น แฟร์เท็กซ์) is a Thai Muay Thai fighter. Biography and career Jongsanan was born July 24, 1974, in Chaiyaphum Province. He grew up in a poor farming family, he was introduced to Muay Thai by his grandfather with whom he would watch fights on the local television. He wasn't doing well in school and told his parents he wanted to be a fighter. He started fighting in the region from the age of 11. At 16 Jongsanan managed to join the Fairtex Gym in Bangkok through his uncle's connections. The first five months were rough as he didn't receive any training and kept doing various chores until the gym needed him as a last minute replacement. After the win on short notice Jongsanan gained respect of the trainers, most notably of Monlit Sitphodaeng. In 1991 Jongsanan was matched with Dokmaipa Por Pongsawang, at the time Jongsanan was receiving only 60,000 baht a fight while Dokmaipa received 200,000 baht. Jongsanan's promote ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tappaya Sit-Or
Tappaya Sit Or ( th, ทัพยา ศิษย์อ อ; born February 1, 1976) or Mit Klinmee, is a former Rajadamnern and WMC champion with past rankings at Lumpini and Channel 7. Tappaya is currently retired from competition and runs the eponymous Sor Klinmee Gym in Pattaya, Thailand. Biography and career Early life Tappaya is the youngest of 11 children and began training and fighting regularly at the age of 6 along with his brother, Yokthai Sit-Or, and nephew, Rambaa Somdet. The three would train before and after school. In the evenings, they would compete in a local bar for tips. Tappaya was fighting in Bangkok by age 12. The three moved from Petrungruang gym in Pattaya to join the original Sit Or camp in Pattaya at its founding and were the first name fighters produced by the gym. Sit Or has since moved to Bangkok and been home to such fighters as Nong-O Sit-Or and Petchmankong Petfergus. Championship era In 1997, he challenged and defeated Ankandet BaoBaoin for the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samut Sakhon
Samut Sakhon ( th, สมุทรสาคร, Pronunciation is a City in Thailand, capital of Samut Sakhon province. It is a stop on the Maeklong Railway. Samut Sakhon is 48 km from Bangkok. It is part of the Bangkok Metropolitan Region The Bangkok Metropolitan Region (BMR) ( th, กรุงเทพมหานครและปริมณฑล; ; ), may refer to a government-defined "political definition" of the urban region surrounding the metropolis of Bangkok, or the built .... Name Samut Sakhon was formerly called Tha Chin (Chinese Pier) probably because, in the old days, it had been a trading port for a vast number of Chinese junks. In 1548, a City named Sakhon Buri was established at the mouth of the Tha Chin River. It was a center for recruiting troops from various seaside towns. The name of the city was changed to Mahachai when Klong (canal) Mahachai was dug in 1704 to connect the Tha Chin River to the city. Later, the city was renamed Samut Sakhon by King R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Japan
Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north toward the East China Sea, Philippine Sea, and Taiwan in the south. Japan is a part of the Ring of Fire, and spans Japanese archipelago, an archipelago of List of islands of Japan, 6852 islands covering ; the five main islands are Hokkaido, Honshu (the "mainland"), Shikoku, Kyushu, and Okinawa Island, Okinawa. Tokyo is the Capital of Japan, nation's capital and largest city, followed by Yokohama, Osaka, Nagoya, Sapporo, Fukuoka, Kobe, and Kyoto. Japan is the List of countries and dependencies by population, eleventh most populous country in the world, as well as one of the List of countries and dependencies by population density, most densely populated and Urbanization by country, urbanized. About three-fourths of Geography of Japan, the c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
International Sport Karate Association
The ISKA (originally International Sport Karate Association, later also called the International Sport Kickboxing Association) is one of the major international bodies regulating sport karate and kickboxing matches, and is based in the United States. It was established in 1985 as a response to legal and revenue issues that sent the Professional Karate Association (PKA) into decline. History From 1974 until 1985, the PKA had been the most recognized worldwide kickboxing sanctioning group. It was instrumental in establishing public relay of the sport via ESPN, helping to introduce the burgeoning sport to a wider audience, and had also developed the first fighter's ratings systems. Five major U.S.-based promoters and resigning PKA executives created the new body, the International Sport Karate Association (ISKA), with an official announcement on July 16, 1986. The first U.S. directors were Mike Sawyer, Karyn Turner, Tony Thompson, John Worley and Scott Coker. It currently runs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Las Vegas Valley
The Las Vegas Valley is a major metropolitan area in the Southern Nevada, southern part of the U.S. state of Nevada, and the second largest in the Southwestern United States. The state's largest urban agglomeration, the Las Vegas Metropolitan Statistical Area is coextensive since 2003 with Clark County, Nevada, Clark County, Nevada. The Valley is largely defined by the Las Vegas Valley landform, a Depression (geology), basin area surrounded by mountains to the north, south, east and west of the metropolitan area. The Valley is home to the three largest incorporated cities in Nevada: Las Vegas, Henderson, Nevada, Henderson and North Las Vegas, Nevada, North Las Vegas. Eleven unincorporated towns governed by the Clark County government are part of the Las Vegas Township and constitute the largest community in the state of Nevada. The names Las Vegas and Vegas are interchangeably used to indicate the Valley, Las Vegas Strip, the Strip, and the city, and as a brand by the Las Vegas Co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
